Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26


telegram from DR.. Porter at Tampa, Fla,
on the 21st saying that there were two
new cases and one death from yellow
fever on that day, and that there were ten
cases in the hospital.
THE remains of w. D. Welch, travel
ing salesman for a Chicago seed house,
were taken to Waukegan, ILL.,, on the goth.
Welch had gone out duck hunting the day
before. The snow-storm came up, and
not returning a searching party was
formed, and his body was found in tho
boat frozen stiff, about two hundred yards
from the shore.
HENRY V. LESLIE and James A. L. Will
son, the embeZZling secretary and treas
urer of the Delaware & Chesapeake Canal
Company, pleaded guilty in the Grimm al
Court at Philadeli i5hia, on the DIST, TO con-
spiracy to cheat and defraud that COM
pany of sum aggregating $500, 000 and
were sentenced to eight and six years re-
spectively in the Eastern penitentiary
The Calumet & Hecla Company are
fighting the fire in its mine at Hancock,
Mich, on the plan which was adopted
when fire broke out in another part of the
min some months ago. The shaft has
been closed and gas is being forced int o
the mine to smother the fire.
REPORTS are current that the German
| Crown Prince has of late shown signs of
occasional mental depression. He has
| written long letters to the Prince of
| Wales, the Crown Prince of Austria and
the Grand Duke of Baden.
| THE Secretary of State on the 10th inst.
directed the American Minister at Berlin
! to communicate to the Emperor of Ger
many the cordial sympathy of the Presi-
dent and citizens of this country in the
| serious illness of the Crown Prince. The
German charge d'affairs at Washington on
| the 21st transmitted to the State Depart
ment a reply thereto stating that the En-
peror was deeply moved by the message
| of sympathy.
THE New York board Of county can
vassers report the official vote cast for
| Secretary of State, 214 ,927, of which
Frederick Cook (Dem.) received III, 1856
Frederick F. Grant (Rep.) 5S 963; Henry
George Omitted Labor, 37,477; Edward
Hall (Pro), $3.50; Dewitt C. Huntin gton
(SociaD, 1913; scattering, so.
WARRANTS were issued on the 21st for
| the arrest of John B. Sullivan and Arthur
| L. Main, Democratic inspectors in the
| Wateryleet IN. W district, for violating
the State Elec tion law in signing a fraudu
lent return of the votes cast for Senator
! Warrants have also been issued for tbs
| arrest of the same mon by United State;
Commissioner King for violating the Fed
eral Election law.
THE North German Gazette says: ''The
| resignation of NJ. Rouvier has precipitated
the thunderstorm that has long been
brewing in the political sky of France
| Our opinion as TO the precipitous pam
down which French political developm ent
is rushing finds confirmation swift and
exhaustive beyond expectation in the
| course Of events"
THE Austrian imperial yacht, with the
Empress on board, was in collision with
an Italian vessel on the goth. The acci-
dent happened during fog. The yacht
was not damaged. The Empress, who
was asleep at the time, was aroused by
| the shock. She went on deck and ordered
that every effort be made to save the crew
of the other vessel. All were rescued ex-
cept one boy, who was drowned.